A29368:136
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference…
The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridge ...The freeness of the grace and love of God to believers discovered in reference to 1. their services and suffering, 2. their consolations, and 3. their salvation and eternal glory : together with the excellency of the fear of God, the goodness and pleasantness of brotherly love, the wisdom of hearing the voice of the rod, repentance the only way to prevent judgements / delivered in several sermons by the late reverend and faithful minister of Christ, Mr. William Bridg ...
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1671
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, When you go to God for comfort, go to the Office which he hath set up for comfort, the Office of the Holy-Ghost.
Secondly, When you go to God, shut your eyes, and cast your self at an adventure upon the free grace of God.
Thirdly, In going to God for comfort you must stay Gods leisure; some come and ask of God, and because they do not receive an answer presently, they are gone; but be sure you do willingly stay Gods leisure. Thus I say, would you have comfort? you must observe ⟨p. 55⟩these things, to go to Gods Office, to shut your eyes, and to cast your selves at adventure upon the free grace of God, and then you must stay Gods leisure; Thus doing you shall be truly comforted; and when you have obtained this comfort, and are thus truly comforted; Then take these few rules with you, and so I conclude.
Thirdly, In going to God for comfort you must stay Gods leasure; some come and ask of God, and because they do not receive an answer presently, they are gone; but be sure you do willingly stay Gods leasure. Thus I say, would you have comfort? you must observe ⟨p. 55⟩these things, to go to Gods Office, to shut your eyes, and to cast your selves at adventure upon the free grace of God, and then you must stay Gods leasure; Thus doing you shall be truly comforted; and when you have obtained this comfort, and are thus truly comforted; Then take these few rules with you, and so I conclude.